Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Liver damage testing kit for drinkers (Daily Mail)

Drinkers worried about liver damage can test themselves at home from today. The LiverCheck test measures levels of two enzymes in the blood produced when alcohol damages liver cells. The makers say the test will give users an idea of whether they are drinking too much

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Effective Treatment For Cancer That Has Spread To The Liver (Medical News Today)

Placing tiny radioactive spheres directly into the liver through its blood supply halted growth of tumors that had spread to the organ in 71 percent of patients tested in a small clinical trial, researchers from Mayo Clinic Jacksonville report.They say that the technique appears to offer a treatment option for patients who develop multiple tumors in their liver from cancer metastasis. [click ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Drinker's liver damage testing kit (Channel 4)

Drinkers worried about liver damage can test themselves at home. The LiverCheck test measures levels of two enzymes in the blood produced when alcohol damages liver cells. The makers say the test will give users an idea of whether they are drinking too much.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Curing cancer as infectious disease (The Times of India)

NEW YORK: Can cancer be successfully treated as an infectious disease? The answer, according to a team of researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine here, is yes.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Treating cancer as an infectious disease - successfully (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

New York, Oct 31 (IANS) Can cancer be successfully treated as an infectious disease? The answer, according to a team of researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine here, is yes.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

DIY liver test tells you how damage has been done (News-Medical-Net)

According to the manufacturers, a simple DIY test can tell drinkers how much damage has been done to their livers.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

The DIY liver test for worried drinkers (Daily Telegraph)

Drinkers who are worried about liver damage can now check themselves at home using a DIY test kit.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

How mushroom can help (New Straits Times)

Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner Martin Powell tells EU HOOI KHAW how mushroom nutrition can be used as an adjunct to western treatment in cancer.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Regular exercise can help with leg cramps (The Star-Ledger)

I am often awakened by cramps in my legs. Is there anything I can do to prevent them? Nocturnal leg cramps are painful involuntary contractions of the muscles of the calf or foot that occur at night. Affected people can awakened from sleep nightly.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Nascent stem cell company raises ethical and medical issues (San Francisco Chronicle)

A San Carlos startup is offering to create "personalized" stem cells from the spare embryos of fertility clinic clients on the chance that the cells, frozen and stored away, may some day help a family member benefit from medical breakthroughs. The novel...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Caution sounded on DIY liver test (BBC News)

A DIY test gives an insight into liver damage caused by drink - but experts warn against relying on it too much.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Monday, October 29, 2007

'Knocking Out' Cell Receptor May Help Block Fat Deposits In Tissues, Prevent Weight Gain (Science Daily)

Pathologists have identified a new molecular target that one day may help scientists develop drugs to reduce fat transport to adipocytes in the body and prevent obesity and related disorders, like diabetes.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Attenuation Of NASH By Stimulation Of Free Fatty Acid Metabolism (Medical News Today)

Medically-complicated obesity is a societal problem that needs to be solved. Liver disease, specifically non-alcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH, is just one of the many complications of increased body weight. Treatment options for NASH are limited, and therefore there is an unmet need for pharmacologic treatment of this liver disease. A recent article in World Journal of Gastroenterology by Dr. ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Nascent stem cell company raises ethical and medical issues (San Francisco Chronicle)

A San Carlos startup is offering to create "personalized" stem cells from the spare embryos of fertility clinic clients on the chance that the cells, frozen and stored away, may some day help a family member benefit from medical breakthroughs. The novel...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Sunday, October 28, 2007

What Killed Baby Lucas? (Philly.com)

It was her first day back at work - a full slate of faculty meetings - and Lisa Mullenax might as well have been at home.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Key Protein In Leptospirosis Bacterium Identified (Science Daily)

Researchers have located a protein they believe is responsible for leptospirosis, a bacterial disease transmitted from animals to humans that infects a half-million people and leads to the death of up to 100,000 annually. The finding may help scientists create a vaccine to protect against the illness.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

FDA Grant To Study An Emerging Health Issue For US Infants/Babies (Medical News Today)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee a three-year, $1 million Orphan Products Development grant to study infantile hemangiomas -- a vascular tumor of the skin or internal organs.The unique, interdisciplinary, and multi-institutional study is led by co-principal investigators Beth Drolet, M.D. [click link for full article]

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Five new organs saving teen's life (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

As a youngster, Jeff Ross watched his father die of a painful intestinal disease. Now, at 17, Jeff has it too.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Saturday, October 27, 2007

HANOI, Vietnam - The worst outbreak of dengue fever in years has hit Southeast Asia, prompting the World Health ... (WIBW-TV Topeka)

Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand have all experienced large outbreaks. Most of the victims are children who arrive at hospitals burning up with fever and crying from intense joint pain, a common symptom of the so-called "bone-breaker" disease.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

About this Blog (Lifetime)

Breast cancer is a disease that touches so many of us. As a 37-year-old survivor living with metastatic breast cancer, Rachel Troxell blogs about her experiences dealing with the ups and downs of the disease.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Attenuation of NASH by stimulation of free fatty acid metabolism (EurekAlert!)

Medically-complicated obesity is a societal problem that needs to be solved. Liver disease, specifically non-alcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH, is just one of the many complications of increased body weight.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Spotlight on diabetes (Express India)

What has the skeleton and the brain got to do with causing diabetes? An explosion of new research is vastly changing the way the disease is understood and may one day be treated.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Dengue fever outbreak hits parts of Asia (AP via Yahoo! News)

The worst outbreak of dengue fever in years has hit Southeast Asia, prompting the World Health Organization to call for better prevention campaigns as experts question whether global warming is partly to blame.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

GM virus shrinks cancer tumours in humans (New Scientist)

A pox virus carefully engineered to thrive in cancer tumours has shown promise for treating liver cancer in human trials

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Friday, October 26, 2007

Vibrations slow fat cell growth: study (CBC)

Researchers in the United States have discovered that brief daily exposure to vibrations supress fat production in mice, and hope to use their findings to help treat obesity in humans.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Experts: Deaths from deadly drug-resistant staph may surpass AIDS deaths (KMOV St. Louis)

CHICAGO (AP) -- More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant staph "superbug," the government reported Tuesday in its first overall estimate of invasive disease caused by the germ.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Inflammation Exacerbates Major Diseases (ThirdAge)

Researchers call it the "unifying theory" behind the major killers of our times -- cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes -- as well as scores of other diseases.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Dad Turns Out to Be Perfect Donor to Save Daughter's Life (WLTX-TV Columbia)

Six-month-old Valery Huttner's dad is able to save the baby's life; she was born with a rare disease that makes toxins build up in her liver. VIDEO

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

White tulips to help raise awareness of lung cancer (Capital Weekly)

Lung Cancer is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. Sadly, this disease, in one way or another, has touched most of us.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Older dogs can suffer liver complications (The Norman Transcript)

Dear Dr. Fox: I have two dogs: a Dalmatian mix and a Cairn terrier mix. They are 16 and 17 years of age, res...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

6-Month-Old with Rare Disease Finds Liver Donor (WLTX-TV Columbia)

Someone close to six-month-old Valery Huttner is able to save the baby's life, as she was born with a rare disease that makes toxins build up in her liver. VIDEO

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Learning to live with arthritis (Nipawin Journal)

About 60 people showed up at the Nipawin Legion Hall on Oct. 18 to learn the most important aspects of living with arthritis. They received many expert tips on what they can do to help manage this chronic disease and had the opportunity to browse many information displays.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

MRI may help predict severe chronic liver disease (New Kerala)

Washington, Oct 24 : A new study conducted by researchers at New York University Medical Center has revealed that severe chronic liver disease can be predicted with the use of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, MRI (DWI).

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Health Alert for Dog Owners (WIFR Rockford)

A bacterial disease known as Leptospirosis is peaking right now and could seriously hurt your pet's organs.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Concert will raise funds for rare disease (Mountain Home News)

Approximately 20,000 people in the United States suffer from Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease, or ARPKD, with almost 50 percent dying from it at birth or shortly after.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Cancer fundraiser set to honor victims (El Defensor Chieftain)

A local fundraiser is throwing another punch in the fight against breast cancer in honor of several women, including a mother of two young daughters who lost her life to the disease seven months after diagnosis.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

New hope in attacking diabetes (The Oregonian)

An explosion of new research is changing scientists' understanding of diabetes and giving new clues about how to attack it. Diabetes is a disease in which the body's failure to regulate glucose, or blood sugar, can lead to serious and even fatal complications.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Public Health In England: Improvements And Challenges (Medical News Today)

Life expectancy is at the highest level ever, deaths from cancer, heart disease and stroke are falling, and infant mortality is at its lowest level ever according to the Health Profile of England 2007, published today by the Department of Health. [click link for full article]

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Arbios Announces SEPET(TM) Manufacturing Agreement With NxStage Medical (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Arbios Systems, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an exclusive manufacturing agreement with NxStage Medical, Inc., whereby NxStage will manufacture the SEPET Liver Assist Device developed by Arbios for use in treating liver failure.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Hepatitis B, liver cancer hit Asian community (Contra Costa Times)

Hans Wang felt no different than normal when a routine blood test in May revealed that he had liver cancer. Even though the 44-year-old Cupertino resident had been getting annual blood tests, the tumor on his liver was already five centimeters wide -- just small enough that doctors could

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Genes that make drinking riskier identified (New Kerala)

London, October 22 : Scientists have identified genes that may help detect individuals who are at the risk of developing alcohol-related diseases.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Treating dogs with Cushing's disease (Tri-Valley Herald)

Dr. Utchen: My dog was just diagnosed as having Cushing's disease.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

LOCAL NEWS (Daily Record)

Some 7,200 women and men gathered at the Mack Cali Business Center on Sunday morning, many of whom said they felt connected to the crowd, since each seemingly had a story of someone touched by cancer.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Public Health in England: improvements and challenges (Government News Network)

Life expectancy is at the highest level ever, deaths from cancer, heart disease and stroke are falling, and infant mortality is at its lowest level ever according to the Health Profile of England 2007, published today by the Department of Health.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Popular business directory searches (Corsicana Daily Sun)

If he would have had the chance, liver transplant recipient Frank Murphey would have liked to say thank you to the man that saved his life.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

New Outbreaks of Drug-resistant Staph Infection Reported in Schools (The Online NewsHour)

Over the weekend, there were more reports of students being diagnosed with a dangerous antibiotic-resistant staph infection known as MRSA. A medical expert from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine explains the risks of the sometimes-deadly bacteria.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Which pain reliever is right? (The Wichita Eagle)

THESE OVER-THE-COUNTER PRODUCTS AREN'T RISK-FREE, SO CHOOSE CAREFULLY Have a headache, head to the medicine cabinet -- we do it almost automatically. And mostly, that's OK. But, says Liz Hicks, a pharmacist at Gessler's Normandie, over-the-counter pain relievers aren't risk-free. First, you may be mixing them with other drugs that could cause interactions, or you may be getting too much ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Monday, October 22, 2007

Cancer patients could qualify for clinical drug trial occuring locally (Jefferson City News Tribune)

Patients with advanced melanoma have the opportunity to take part in a clinical trial for the drug Allovectin-7. For the last nine months, Dr. Ali Khojasteh, oncologist with Jefferson City Medical Group and Capitol Comprehensive Cancer Care Clinic, has been taking part in the trial.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Simple precautions can prevent staph infections (Richmond Register)

The death this month of a Virginia high school student from a drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection has heightened the fear of a common infection that had all but vanished after antibiotics such as penicillin came into widespread use after World War II.While infections always should be taken seriously, they can be avoided by following a few simple precautions, according to the Madison ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Benefit Helps Woman with Cancer (R News)

A Rochester woman fighting cancer is getting some much needed support from the community this weekend. Jackie Giunta's friends and family organized a fundraiser for her Sunday afternoon. The money will help pay for her cancer treatment.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Stanford helps launch liver cancer outreach program (San Mateo County Times)

Hans Wang felt no different from normal when a routine blood test in May revealed he had liver cancer.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Oceanside breast cancer patient surprised by mother, siblings (North County Times)

OCEANSIDE ---- Deftly and secretly, the four older sisters and mother of an Oceanside breast cancer patient, who is facing a battle for her life, surprised the woman by showing up in her driveway unannounced on Saturday to screams and tears of joy.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Cranberries a food of much value (Rapid City Journal)

Since the Thanksgiving holidays will be celebrated next month, grocery stores are displaying bags of cranberries in their produce sections. As these berries are used for culinary purposes, they are not viewed as having any other value than increasing the pleasure of our taste buds. This stems from the fact that our society tends to separate food from medicine. But centuries ago, Hippocrates, ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Area schools try to stave off MRSA (The Monroe Evening News)

Monroe County school districts are scrubbing and disinfecting their buildings in an effort to avoid an outbreak of the staph infection that has led to school closures in other parts of the state.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Self-healing with qi (The Star Online)

Today, we continue with the second part of the series of four articles on medical qigong by Master Tan Soo Kong, founder of Wellness Medical Qigong. These articles will serve to create awareness and understanding of medical qigong.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Jazz exclusive: Boozer speaks for first time on son's, family's ordeal (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Posted: 8:07 PM- Carlos Boozer considers his life as a finite amount of time to make his mark, his imprint on the world.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Options Limited For Baby Savannah (Brandon News & Tribune)

The plea in Ana Anselmo's daily Internet blog summed up the anguish of many parents awaiting organ transplants for dying children.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

U.S. Deaths from deadly drug-resistant staph may surpass AIDS deaths (The Ledger Independent)

CHICAGO -- More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant staph "superbug," the government reported Tuesday in its first overall estimate of invasive disease caused by the germ.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Friday, October 19, 2007

Family, friends battle for loved ones with cancer (Winston-Salem Journal)

Cancer affects more than 1,500 people a year in Forsyth County. The disease also moves people to action. Here are the stories behind two fundraisers planned for this weekend. The Rev. Dane Burchett, the pastor of Lighthouse Gospel Tabernacle Church in Thomasville, never met a stranger, had boundless energy and loved to get outside and work. After he learned in June that he had lung cancer, after ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

HIV Advocates Fight Stigma In ET (Tyler Morning Telegraph)

There is not yet a medical cure for HIV. But by admitting you have the disease, protecting those around you and seeking proper HIV treatment, you are part of a living cure, said HIV activist Daneen Robinson on Tuesday.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Former Mo. Rep. Robert Young dies at 83 (Southeast Missourian)

The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Former representative Robert A. Young III, one of the St. Louis-area's most influential political voices, has died at age 83 of liver disease. Young died Wednesday...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Congressman Robert A. Young III dies at 83 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Robert A. Young III, a bricks-and-mortar congressman from St. Louis County and namesake of a federal office building downtown, died Wednesday of liver disease at The Hallmark of Creve Coeur nursing home. He was 83 and lived in Maryland Heights.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Staph fatalities may exceed AIDS deaths (AP via Yahoo! News)

More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant staph "superbug," the government reported in its first overall estimate of invasive disease caused by the germ.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Staph 'Superbug' Deaths May Top AIDS In U.S. (CBS 13 Sacramento)

More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant staph "superbug," the government reported Tuesday in its first overall estimate of invasive disease caused by the germ. CBS News Interactive: Healthwatch

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Staph Infections Deadlier Than AIDS? (Time Magazine)

More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant staph "superbug," the government reported Tuesday in its first overall estimate of invasive disease caused by the germ

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

FDA Advisory Committee Votes In Favor Of Earlier Use Of Phosphate Binders In Stage 4 Kidney Disease Patients With ... (Medical News Today)

At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee meeting, the majority of members voted to recommend the use of phosphate binders, including Shire Pharmaceuticals' non-calcium FOSRENOL(R) (lanthanum carbonate), to treat hyperphosphatemia (elevated levels of phosphorus in the blood) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 4 patients. [click link ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Earlier Use of Phosphate Binders in Stage 4 Kidney Disease Patients With ... (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee meeting today, the majority of members voted to recommend the use of phosphate binders, including Shire Pharmaceuticals' non-calcium FOSRENOL , to treat hyperphosphatemia in chronic kidney disease Stage 4 patients.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Earlier Use of Phosphate Binders in Stage 4 Kidney Disease Patients With ... (FinanzNachrichten)

At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee meeting today, the majority of members voted to recommend the use of phosphate binders, including Shire Pharmaceuticals' non-calcium FOSRENOL(R) (lanthanum carbonate), to treat hyperphosphatemia (elevated levels of phosphorus in the blood) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 4 patients.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Earlier Use of Phosphate Binders in Stage 4 Kidney Disease Patients With ... (Presseportal)

Philadelphia (ots/PRNewswire) - At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee meeting today, the majority of members voted to recommend the use of phosphate binders, including Shire ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Earlier Use of Phosphate Binders in Stage 4 Kidney Disease Patients With ... (The San Francisco Examiner)

PHILADELPHIA , Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee meeting today, the majority of members voted to recommend the use of phosphate binders, including Shire Pharmaceuticals' non-calcium FOSRENOL(R) (lanthanum carbonate), to treat hyperphosphatemia (elevated levels of phosphorus in the blood) in chronic kidney ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Staph 'superbug' deaths may top AIDS (w/video) (Houston Chronicle)

More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from drug-resistant staph, the government said today in its first estimate of invasive disease caused by the germ.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Quelling the spread of hepatitis in prisons (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

State public safety and health officials are working with community advocates to educate and support Hawaii prisoners with hepatitis B and C to prevent the disease from spreading.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Folic acid can cut blood arsenic levels: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Folic acid, a vitamin found in leafy vegetables, can cut drastically arsenic levels in the blood of people who have suffered long-term exposure to the poison in groundwater, a new study in Bangladesh has found.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Cathy Forsythe led Alvin College's media program (Houston Chronicle)

Cathy Forsythe, who trained future reporters, announcers and anchors during her 30 years as director of Alvin Community College's radio/TV broadcast communications department, has died at 50.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

In Diabetes, a Complex of Causes (New York Times)

An explosion of new research is vastly changing scientists? understanding of diabetes and giving new clues about how to attack it.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

In sickness and health (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

SCHERERVILLE | For 10 years, Ron Gonsiorowski watched as a liver disease slowly wore down his wife, Terri Gonsiorowski.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Monday, October 15, 2007

1015 nation briefing (Provo Daily Herald)

Schwarzenegger signs bill banning chemical in toys SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Closing in on the finish of the 2007 legislative session, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday signed a bill that makes California the first state to ban chemical phthalates in toys and other products meant for children under 3. Rushing to meet a midnight deadline to act on the final 150 bills left on his desk by the ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Gene SIRT1 could lead to new cholesterol strategies (News-Medical-Net)

MIT researchers have discovered a link between a gene believed to promote long lifespan and a pathway that flushes cholesterol from the body. The finding could help researchers create drugs that lower the risk of diseases associated with high cholesterol, including atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) and Alzheimer's disease.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

UTEP Looks For Research Volunteers (KFOX 14 El Paso)

EL PASO, Texas -- The UTEP College of Health Sciences is looking for volunteers to participate in research studies. The first study aims to explain why teens of Mexican or Hispanic descent are at higher risk for fatty liver disease.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

The world of Glen Cliff (Concord Monitor)

In 1971, the state began caring for elders with complex mental illnesses and developmental disabilities at the Glencliff Home in the North Country. In recent years, Glencliff has seen an influx of men and women in their 40s and 50s, unable to get the help they need in their hometowns, but ill suited for typical nursing homes.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

A Genetic Test for Diabetes Risk (Technology Review)

New tests that detect genes for common diseases are reaching the consumer market. But will they help make people healthier?

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Anticlotting drug found to be safe in sickle cell patients (News-Medical-Net)

An intravenous "blood thinner" widely used in patients with acute coronary syndromes and during coronary artery stent placement appears to be safe in patients with sickle cell disease and may have beneficial anti-inflammatory effects, a small study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has found.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Inflammation linked to chronic diseases (The Columbus Dispatch)

Researchers call it the "unifying

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Long-Life Gene Might Help Lower Cholesterol (iVillage Total Health)

A gene already associated with longer life span may also be linked to a pathway that clears cholesterol from the body, say Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Hurt feelings, and then hugs (Boston Globe)

It was a temperate week in mid-August but inside the Rolling Ridge Conference Center, things were getting hot. Ugly words were exchanged; feelings were hurt.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Community pitches in to aid young mom with cancer (The Tribune-Democrat)

NANTY GLO This small community is rallying behind one of its own who is suffering from terminal cancer. Melissa Missy Fatula-Napolitano, 34, of Nanty Glo, was diagnosed a year ago with neuroendocrine liver tumors, a carcinoid cancer.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Gene Believed To Promote Long Life Linked To Cholesterol Flushing (Science Daily)

Researchers have discovered a link between a gene believed to promote long lifespan and a pathway that flushes cholesterol from the body. The finding could help researchers create drugs that lower the risk of diseases associated with high cholesterol, including atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) and Alzheimer's disease.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

So, what's with all these trips to the bathroom? (Pioneer Press)

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am 36 and have an extremely embarrassing problem that I've already discussed with my gynecologist and family doctor. I have to urinate every half-hour, and it's not just a tinkle. It has happened every day for years and is worse during the night. Family and friends constantly ask, 'What's wrong with you?' Both my doctors prescribed Detrol. It didn't help. I heard diabetes ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Folic acid can cut blood arsenic levels: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Folic acid, found in leafy vegetables, can cut drastically arsenic levels in the blood of people who have suffered long-term exposure to the poison in groundwater, a new study in Bangladesh has found.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Long-Life Gene Might Help Lower Cholesterol (HealthCentral.com)

Copyright 2007 ScoutNews, LLC . All rights reserved. THURSDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A gene already associated with longer life span may also be linked to a pathway that clears cholesterol from the body, say Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Long-Life Gene Might Help Lower Cholesterol (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Long-Life Gene Might Help Lower Cholesterol Category: Health News Created: 10/12/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/12/2007

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Long-Life Gene Might Help Lower Cholesterol (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

THURSDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A gene already associated with longer life span may also be linked to a pathway that clears cholesterol from the body, say Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Folic acid supplements can 'dramatically lower' blood arsenic levels (ANI via Yahoo! India News)

Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): A new research conducted in Bangladesh has revealed that folic acid supplements can significantly lower blood arsenic levels in people chronically exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water. Chronic arsenic exposure is linked with adverse health outcomes like increased risk for skin, liver and bladder cancers, skin lesions, cardiovascular disease etc. During the ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Addiction is a 'family disease' - and so is denial (New York Daily News)

Addictions & Answers: Chemical intoxicants distort the mind of sober people, too. He does not want to know his addiction will get worse and worse. She seems to be buying his rationalizations because she doesn't want to know it either.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Key Marker For Colorectal Cancer Treatment, Interleukin-8, (Medical News Today)

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is currently one of the three most frequent malignancies in Western industrial nations. Although the 5-year survival rate for patients with early stage and local CRC approaches nearly 90%, survival is dramatically decreased by local recurrence and the development of distant metastases that primarily affect the liver, which are the predominant cause of CRC-related ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Events set to raise money for transplant (The Advocate)

JOHNSTOWN -- Paige Cannon, 11, is planning a car wash fundraiser to help her cousin, Taylor McKnight, who needs a liver transplant. The car wash will take place from 9 a.m.. to 1 p.m. Saturday at The Wright Car Wash, 600 W. Coshocton St.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Coming together to help a friend in need (Asbury Park Press)

Friends of a 26-year-old Farmingdale man with cancer hold a benefit to help him in his fight against the disease.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Research into breast cancer cure may help extend lives, too (New York Daily News)

For many women, recent advances mean metastatic breast cancer can be managed as a chronic illness, such as diabetes, and is no longer considered a death sentence. My mother, however, wasn't that fortunate.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Health Tip: Say Cheers With Red Wine (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

(HealthDay News) -- Red wine has been shown to help improve cardiovascular health, most likely because it is rich in antioxidants called flavonoids.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Sickened Labrador miners must fight for damages: union (CBC Newfoundland and Labrador)

A union representing miners in western Labrador is looking for government help to keep cancer-stricken workers from having to fight for compensation from the Iron Ore Company of Canada.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Fundraising for animal shelter The minimum amount of funds needed to start the project is 35 per cent of the cost, or ... (Leamington Post)

It was a heart wrenching experience when Pam Banks had to put her beloved prize-winning 4-year-old bichon, Haley, down after the dog contracted a liver disease.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Inflammation plays significant role in major diseases (The Record)

Researchers call it the "unifying theory" behind the major killers of our times -- cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes -- as well as scores of other diseases.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Oman gives the nod to stem cell therapy (Khaleej Times)

MUSCAT Patients in Oman and the Gulf suffering from chronic degenerative diseases of the brain and spinal cord and the liver, including alcoholic and viral cirrhoses, generally regarded as 'incurable illnesses', have a new hope.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Interleukin-8, Key Marker For Colorectal Cancer Treatment (Science Daily)

Colorectal cancer constitutes one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. A German research group has shown that the expression of Interleukin-8, a multifunctional cytokine, correlates not only with CRC onset, but also with tumor progression and the development of colorectal liver metastases. The expression level of IL-8 might thus be a useful tool to evaluate the prognosis of ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Nobel Winner Capecchi Survived WWII, Targeted Disease in Mice (Bloomberg.com)

Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Long before Mario Capecchi helped find a way to silence genes in mice and help spur drug discovery, he wandered the Italian countryside as a hungry child.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Folic Acid Lowers Blood Arsenic Levels, Study Shows (Science Daily)

Folic acid supplements can dramatically lower blood arsenic levels in individuals exposed to arsenic through contaminated drinking water. This toxic element is currently a significant public health problem in at least 70 countries. Chronic arsenic exposure is associated with increased risk for skin, liver and bladder cancers, skin lesions, cardiovascular disease, and other adverse health outcomes.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Folic acid may help reduce blood arsenic levels (ANI via Yahoo! India News)

Washington, October 8 (ANI): Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have found that blood arsenic levels can be reduced with the help of folic acid supplements in people exposed to the toxic element through contaminated drinking water. Arsenic is naturally present in some aquifers used for drinking, and it is currently a significant public health problem in at least ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Why are our hospitals throwing away the blood that could save so many lives? (Daily Mail)

Amy Winston-Hart spent many months preparing for the worst as her three-year-old daughter Eva fought a particularly vicious form of leukaemia. The disease was apparently curable only with an infusion of healthy blood stem cells from a bone marrow donor

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Monday, October 8, 2007

Gastonia girl suffers through two liver transplants, needs another (Kinston Free Press)

Ten-year-old Rebekah Cunningham has watched her big sister, Angel, slowly turn a shade of green. Angels body has seen the gamut of physical symptoms from darkened skin, weight loss and continuous pain since she was diagnosed with liver disease nine years ago.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Put the kettle on: Tea is steeped in health benefits (USA Today)

How refreshing. Tea, something that people around the world enjoy consuming, might actually be good for you. "The most fascinating thing is, to my knowledge, there is no other natural product known that has such diversified effects," says Hasan Mukhtar, vice chair of dermatology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Think big to avoid a heart attack (MSNBC)

Looking to tune up your ticker? If you're like most, you might turn to fad diets, such as Atkins, or simply hope that eating more walnuts will make a dent in your cholesterol. Those approaches may help, but experts say they don't go far enough.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

SUPERFUND SITES: Help comes, but slowly (The Florida Times-Union)

The federal government's Superfund program has taken on some of the region's worst environmental hazards and made thousands of people safer. But cleanups often take decades to complete, leaving clouds of uncertainty over communities for many years.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Friday, October 5, 2007

Combination Therapy Reverses Effects Of Portal Hypertension In Rats (Science Daily)

A combined treatment with rapamycin and Gleevec might reverse the effects of portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease. Portal hypertension is a serious complication of chronic liver disease, and a leading cause of liver transplantation and mortality. It develops when a blockage in the blood flow through the liver causes the body to develop new blood vessels to develop (through ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Raising money for the fight: Local man needs help in cancer battle (The Sentinel)

MILROY A local family are raising funds to help alleviate medical bills and treatment costs for a family members battle with follicular non-Hodgkin...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Woman getting a little help from her friends (Danville Register & Bee)

DANVILLE - A local woman in need of money for a lung and liver transplant will receive help in the coming weeks through three fundraisers set up by her friends and family.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Health Tip: Treating Fatty Liver Disease (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Health Tip: Treating Fatty Liver Disease Category: Health News Created: 10/3/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/3/2007

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Dad Hoping to Donate Liver to Save Daughter's Life (WLTX-TV Columbia)

The father of a six-month-old with a rare liver disease is hoping he can be an organ donor to save his daughters life. VIDEO

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Safer Drugs For Tropical Disease Leishmaniasis Under Development (Science Daily)

The fight against the deadly tropical disease leishmaniasis, also known as black fever, has been boosted by a new screening system has raised the possibility of new, safer drugs.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

New system to lead to safer drugs for tropical disease leishmaniasis (EurekAlert!)

The fight against the deadly tropical disease Leishmaniasis, also known as black fever, has been boosted by scientists at the University of Durham, whose new screening system has raised the possibility of new, safer drugs.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Noninvasive tests for cirrhosis may help to avoid liver biopsy (News-Medical-Net)

Newer ultrasound and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging tests yield encouraging initial results in diagnosing fibrosis (scarring) and cirrhosis of the liver, according to three studies in the October issue of the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Health Tip: Treating Fatty Liver Disease (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)

(HealthDay News) - Fatty liver disease is a condition whose name describes it perfectly: excess fat builds up in the liver. This excess fat can cause inflammation in the...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Effects Of Portal Hypertension In Rats Reversed By Combination Therapy, Promising Implications For Human Patients (Medical News Today)

A combined treatment with rapamycin and Gleevec might reverse the effects of portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease, according to the results of a new study on rats. The study is in the October issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). [click link for full article]

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Rapamycin, Gleevec reverses portal hypertension effects in rats (ANI via Yahoo! India News)

Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): A new study on rats suggests that a combined treatment with rapamycin and Gleevec might reverse the effects of portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease. Previous studies have suggested that anti-angiogenic treatment might help prevent the progression of the portal hypertension syndrome. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and platelet-derived ...

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Health Tip: Treating Fatty Liver Disease (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

(HealthDay News) - Fatty liver disease is a condition whose name describes it perfectly: excess fat builds up in the liver.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Rapamycin, Gleevec reverses portal hypertension effects in rats (New Kerala)

Washington, Oct 2 : A new study on rats suggests that a combined treatment with rapamycin and Gleevec might reverse the effects of portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Combination therapy reverses effects of portal hypertension in rats (PhysOrg)

A combined treatment with rapamycin and Gleevec might reverse the effects of portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease, according to the results of a new study on rats. The study is in the October issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Noninvasive Tests For Cirrhosis May Help To Avoid Liver Biopsy (Science Daily)

Newer ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging tests yield encouraging initial results in diagnosing fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver, according to three new studies. With further research, these and other non-invasive imaging techniques may reduce the need for biopsies -- procedures done to obtain a tissue sample -- to determine the presence and severity of fibrosis and cirrhosis.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Combination therapy reverses effects of portal hypertension in rats (EurekAlert!)

A combined treatment with rapamycin and Gleevec might reverse the effects of portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease, according to the results of a new study on rats.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Studies lend insights into colorectal cancer screening (EurekAlert!)

Philadelphia, PA, October 1, 2007 Two studies in the October issue of the journal Gastroenterology may help in refining recommendations for the use of colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Noninvasive tests for cirrhosis may help to avoid liver biopsy (EurekAlert!)

Philadelphia, PA, October 1, 2007 Newer ultrasound and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging tests yield encouraging initial results in diagnosing fibrosis (scarring) and cirrhosis of the liver, according to three studies in the October issue of the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

A surgical ballet is her last hope (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

It was getting late, just after midnight. Transplant surgeon Kim Olthoff knocked gently and quickly entered the pre-op room. She needed to examine Nadia Kadi before leaving Philadelphia on a Gift of Life charter plane to recover a new liver for the little girl.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Program aims to get Cherokee youths interested in medicine (Asheville Citizen-Times)

CHEROKEE -- Marci Johnson wasn't expecting to pursue a career in health care when she enrolled in Frances Hess's allied health science class this fall at Cherokee High School.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Monday, October 1, 2007

Eat like they do on Crete, live longer (Denver Post)

Q: Why do the people in the Mediterranean area have no problems with cholesterol? Is it the red wine and olive oil?

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Drug study seeks those with advanced skin cancer (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Seattle area patients with advanced skin cancer may have one more option in fighting the disease through a large study looking at an experimental drug for late-stage melanoma.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Understanding and improving your cholesterol (MSNBC)

Curious about what your cholesterol numbers mean? TODAY nutritionist and diet editor Joy Bauer explains how to decipher the stats andimprove your health through a proper diet.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]

Diet Rich In Omega 3 Fatty Acids Could Thwart Diabetes Onset (Science Daily)

Preliminary research suggests that in children at increased risk for type 1 diabetes, dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids was associated with a reduced risk of pancreatic islet autoimmunity, which is linked to the development of diabetes, according to a new article.

Read More...

[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for liver disease help]